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bush, george w. bush, and bill clinton. and that number does not include the additional money we spend on their lifetime of secret service. it's the former president's act and it became law during the eisenhower administration just after harry truman left office. after moving out of the white house, truman could barely pay his bills. since then everyone who has taken the oath has been guaranteed an enviable allowance 0. it covers their pension, office, staff, travel, even postage. and those numbers can quickly add up. george w. bush racked up a $1.3 million tab last year, the report says, part of that money went to fund office space in dallas. 8,000 square feet of it. bill clinton apparently feels like a million bucks, too. he also spent most of his money on office space. the first president bush enjoyed taxpayer funded benefits to the tune of $850,000. and for jimmy carter, it was close to half a million. not exactly chump change especially when you factor in how much these former presidents make from book sales, speak iin
bush, george w. bush, and bill clinton. and that number does not include the additional money we spend on their lifetime of secret service. it's the former president's act and it became law during the eisenhower administration just after harry truman left office. after moving out of the white house, truman could barely pay his bills. since then everyone who has taken the oath has been guaranteed an enviable allowance 0. it covers their pension, office, staff, travel, even postage. and those...
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bush made fun of his greatest weakness, speaking english. now you have obama turning the table a bit. he makes fun of himself, but he uses comedy like a comedian, like a weapon, it's very effective. >> other presidents have had some good lines of their own. here's george w. bush at the 2008 correspondents dinner poking fun at then-candidates. >> next year a new president will be standing up here. i have to say i'm kind of surprised we don't have more presidential candidates here tonight, like any. senator mccain's not here. he probably wanted to distance himself from me a little bit. you know, he's not alone. jenna's moving out too. the two democratic candidates aren't here either. senator clinton couldn't get into the building because of sniper fire and senator obama's at church. >> all right. how is that any different than obama, dean? really. >> where did you find that? that ruins my entire thesis of my article. i can't believe you would find that and ruin it. it's true, some presidents and i read about them and i even reagan used a few j
bush made fun of his greatest weakness, speaking english. now you have obama turning the table a bit. he makes fun of himself, but he uses comedy like a comedian, like a weapon, it's very effective. >> other presidents have had some good lines of their own. here's george w. bush at the 2008 correspondents dinner poking fun at then-candidates. >> next year a new president will be standing up here. i have to say i'm kind of surprised we don't have more presidential candidates here...
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bush. the paintings were taken from the bush family's hacked e-mail account. since they came from a hacker, cnn has decided not to show them, but we did get our hands on this work of art courtesy of the office of the former president, a painting of the former family dog barney. may he rest in peace. as it turns out barney is not the only four-legged news for the former president. here's what jeb bush recently told me about his older brother's penchant for painting. >> what's up with those paintings? has he done any of you? >> i haven't -- we have two cats michael and angelo. he really loves to paint dogs so i'm -- but he's gotten better. he is actually pretty good at it. >> the barney painting is great. >> he is like the most focused, disciplined guy to imagine being a former president and not having an opinion on anything over the last four years, really? i mean, to have that discipline, to be respectful of the president that hasn't been as respectful of him as he should have been? man. i could have never done that. or to, you know, everything he sets his min
bush. the paintings were taken from the bush family's hacked e-mail account. since they came from a hacker, cnn has decided not to show them, but we did get our hands on this work of art courtesy of the office of the former president, a painting of the former family dog barney. may he rest in peace. as it turns out barney is not the only four-legged news for the former president. here's what jeb bush recently told me about his older brother's penchant for painting. >> what's up with those...
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two guys that opposed each other on bush v. gore are arguing on the same side for marriage equality. >> on a matter, yes, suzanne says, an odd couple, indeed. you've got to say proposition 8 approved by voters, 52-48%. what about throws who will say, it was the will of the people, the states have right to decide. what do you say? >> well, i think that when it comes to a civil right, and there's no question about this, this is a civil right. this is not something that is -- should be left to the whims of voters. if that was the case, maybe women can't vote, maybe black people should be slaves. this is civil rights and it's the one class of people, gay and lesbian community, one class of people in the country that is viewed lesser under the law. and it is up to the courts to decide what is constitutional, and what constitutes a civil right. so that's why we took this case. the debate is going on. we've seen a shift happening sense we started the case. we were in the 40s. now polls show us 58% in favor of gay marriage. for people
two guys that opposed each other on bush v. gore are arguing on the same side for marriage equality. >> on a matter, yes, suzanne says, an odd couple, indeed. you've got to say proposition 8 approved by voters, 52-48%. what about throws who will say, it was the will of the people, the states have right to decide. what do you say? >> well, i think that when it comes to a civil right, and there's no question about this, this is a civil right. this is not something that is -- should be...
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first president bush doing the p presidential humor and we have seen more than a couple from president obama. >> this is my last white house correspondent dinner as president. i'm not sure what i will do next, and after he left office, vice president gore won an oscar and the nobel peace prize. hey, i don't know, i might win a prize, the publishing clearinghouse or something. >> hey, i went shopping at some stores in midtown. i understand that governor romney went shopping for some stores in midtown. >>> it is great to be here in the evening in this vast magnificent hilton ballroom or what mitt romney would call a little fixer upper e. >> dean, you see this as a big change in the presidential joking? >> yes, it is, and i wrote about it in the cnn opinion article which people can go to see the contrast of jokes of reagan making fun of himself being old, and bush making fun of his ability to speak english and as comedians we did, and so did he. self-deprecating humor is always likable, because i should be more self-deprecating and so people would like me, and that is my dream, but presid
first president bush doing the p presidential humor and we have seen more than a couple from president obama. >> this is my last white house correspondent dinner as president. i'm not sure what i will do next, and after he left office, vice president gore won an oscar and the nobel peace prize. hey, i don't know, i might win a prize, the publishing clearinghouse or something. >> hey, i went shopping at some stores in midtown. i understand that governor romney went shopping for some...
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i will tell through was one for bush 43 who said that he felt that this was kind of high. this amount of money for, you know, more than $500,000 in paris and about that in london. but also conceded there are a ton of factors that drive of the cost, empty rooms for security. hotel may require a compensation for displacing guests and we were -- i do have to tell you the vice president's office referred us to the state department here and they say these costs are nothing out of the ordinary. and they sort of spelled out all of these folks that need to go along with the vice president. they said the contract costs cover the entire range of support including accommodations for military, communications, secret service staff, et cetera. erin? >> all right, brianna, thank you very much. >>> i -- this astounds me. i'm sorry. my guests join me now and let me start with you, hill rich. it seems to me, sure, you need to have security. you need to have these things done right. no one is going to deny. that but 136 people, 800 room nights. a lot of those people probably, i would bet, th
i will tell through was one for bush 43 who said that he felt that this was kind of high. this amount of money for, you know, more than $500,000 in paris and about that in london. but also conceded there are a ton of factors that drive of the cost, empty rooms for security. hotel may require a compensation for displacing guests and we were -- i do have to tell you the vice president's office referred us to the state department here and they say these costs are nothing out of the ordinary. and...
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we have president bush doing to presidential humor. we've seen more of than a couple from president obama. >> this is my last white house correspondents' dinner as president. i'm not sure what i'm going to do next. after he left office, vice president gore won an oscar and the nobel peace prize. hey, i don't know, i might win a prize, publishing clearinghouse or something. >> i went shopping at some stores in midtown. i understand governor romney went shopping for some stores in midtown. it's great to be here this evening in the vast, magnificent hilton ballroom or what mitt romney would call a little fixer-upper. >> dean, you see this as a big change in presidential joking, right? the attack comic. >> it is. i wrote about it in my cnn opinion article. you can see the contrast in jokes from reagan making fun of himself for being old. bush made fun of his inability to speak english. self-deprecating humor, you can't go wrong. it makes people like you. no one's offended because you're making fun of yourself. i should do that more. but pr
we have president bush doing to presidential humor. we've seen more of than a couple from president obama. >> this is my last white house correspondents' dinner as president. i'm not sure what i'm going to do next. after he left office, vice president gore won an oscar and the nobel peace prize. hey, i don't know, i might win a prize, publishing clearinghouse or something. >> i went shopping at some stores in midtown. i understand governor romney went shopping for some stores in...
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argued bush v gore and basically put me in bed for a couple of days i was so depressed after bush v gore was interested in gay rights, i thought, let's check it out. >> but didn't you have any doubts about ted olsen? >> you know, they say that politics makes strange bedfellows. well, you don't have a stranger bedfellow than me and ted olsen. >> i was skeptical, absolutely. >> gay rights activist chad griffin was at lunch with reiner that day and volunteered to make that first call to olsen to check him out. >> much to my surprise, it was an issue that he had clearly thought a lot about. but the moment i hung up the phone i realized that there was a chance i was talking to someone who overnight could become the most important, significant advocate for marriage equality that this movement has ever seen. >> and, kate, you know, after that, ted olsen decided to take the case. then he picked up the phone and he called david boyz, the liberal lawyer he had defeated in bush v gore with whom he had become really good friends after that court case and said to him, david, will you argue along
argued bush v gore and basically put me in bed for a couple of days i was so depressed after bush v gore was interested in gay rights, i thought, let's check it out. >> but didn't you have any doubts about ted olsen? >> you know, they say that politics makes strange bedfellows. well, you don't have a stranger bedfellow than me and ted olsen. >> i was skeptical, absolutely. >> gay rights activist chad griffin was at lunch with reiner that day and volunteered to make that...
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bush did it by being unapologetically pro-marriage. >> ann, interesting point that ralph raises. dr. randall lando, religious voice in the republican party said that young members of his community are over this. and i want to quote what he said. get your reaction. he said basically, talking about the young people, they just don't think it's something we want to talk about. they say it feels intolerant. we believe what we believe. they have a right to believe what they want only the. marriage should be a church thing. not a legal thing. that's not a repudiation of the issue here but that is saying, let's not make it an issue for our party. >> and i think that's -- i think that's a right way to go about it. it should not be a banner issue for the republican party but republicans and everybody else has got to acknowledge this system is rapidly evolving social issue we have seen in our lifetime and it is at this point that folks in denial have to get out of the closet. they have to wave good-bye to the caveman and step out gingerly and carefully in to the brave new world. gay couples
bush did it by being unapologetically pro-marriage. >> ann, interesting point that ralph raises. dr. randall lando, religious voice in the republican party said that young members of his community are over this. and i want to quote what he said. get your reaction. he said basically, talking about the young people, they just don't think it's something we want to talk about. they say it feels intolerant. we believe what we believe. they have a right to believe what they want only the....
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we actually had interest payments that were over 3% of gdp under bush one and then they came way down. people said, oh, look at these scary numbers about rising interest payments, they, the scenario we're supposed to be afraid of is the things we go back to the way they were 20 years ago, which doesn't seem all that scary. >> let's look at that. we have a chart with precisely that. you see three lines. this is the net interest payments and this is a fairly modest, modest rate increases. and what you see here is nonentitlement spending. you see how they get, they come down. what i want to ask you, as a liberal, don't you worry that if entitlements continue to go up and nothing is done about it, what is going to happen is, forget about defense, but look at nondefense discretionary spending. this is education. this is, all the kinds of programs that you're passionate about that are naturally and necessarily almost going to get squeezed as entitlement spending becomes larger and larger. >> they're going to get squeezed, again, if we look beyond, if we look past and we look to the year 202
we actually had interest payments that were over 3% of gdp under bush one and then they came way down. people said, oh, look at these scary numbers about rising interest payments, they, the scenario we're supposed to be afraid of is the things we go back to the way they were 20 years ago, which doesn't seem all that scary. >> let's look at that. we have a chart with precisely that. you see three lines. this is the net interest payments and this is a fairly modest, modest rate increases....
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we actually had interest payments over 3% of gdp under bush one and then came way down. so when people say look at the scary numbers about rising interest payments, the scenario we are supposed to be afraid of are the things going back to the way they were 20 years ago which doesn't seem all that scary. >> let's look at. that we have a chart with precisely that. this is the net interest payments and this is assuming fairly modest rate increases. what you see here is nonentitlement spending. you see how they come down. what i want to ask you, as a liberal, don't you worry that if entitlements continue to go up and nothing is done about it what is going to happen is forget about defense but look at nondefense discretionary spending. this is education, spending all of the programs that you are passionate about that will be squeezed as entitlement spending is larger and larger. >> they will be squeezed. if we look beyond, look at 2025, 2030, something has to give. we can't keep squeezing nondefense, ndd, nondefense discretionary. that is already pret itty tight. so something
we actually had interest payments over 3% of gdp under bush one and then came way down. so when people say look at the scary numbers about rising interest payments, the scenario we are supposed to be afraid of are the things going back to the way they were 20 years ago which doesn't seem all that scary. >> let's look at. that we have a chart with precisely that. this is the net interest payments and this is assuming fairly modest rate increases. what you see here is nonentitlement...
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. >> what do you make of the fact that ted olson, prominent republican, argued in bush v. gore, is at the mantel of making sure that same-sex marriage is upheld as a constitutional right and you have many prominent republicans who have decided they are in support of same-sex marriage. that was a group that was pretty much in your camp. >> marriage is not a partisan issue. we saw in november of 2012, when four stated voted on marriage, we had tens of thousands of democrats in those states voting for marriage as marriage outdid the republican presidential ticket. this is not a partisan issue. this is an issue that unite the country. we've seen red and blue state as like vote to uphold marriages as a union between one man and woman. it's an american issue. we need to leave it to the american people. >> we'll see how this supreme court weighs in on all of this. it's far from over. we'll be hearing some oral arguments, audiotapes inside. also following tomorrow because case number two goes before the supreme court regarding same-sex marriage. thank you, good to have you. >>> de
. >> what do you make of the fact that ted olson, prominent republican, argued in bush v. gore, is at the mantel of making sure that same-sex marriage is upheld as a constitutional right and you have many prominent republicans who have decided they are in support of same-sex marriage. that was a group that was pretty much in your camp. >> marriage is not a partisan issue. we saw in november of 2012, when four stated voted on marriage, we had tens of thousands of democrats in those...
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those two powerhouse attorneys, on the right, ted olson, former solicitor general under george bush. to his left, jeff boyd, they are partners in the case as plaintiffs in the prop 8 case. and they're speaking live. rest let's listen in. >> based upon the questions that the justices asked, i have no idea. the court has several ways to decide this case from a very broad sweeping conclusion with respect to the rights of our citizens in this country to a narrower ruling limited basically to california. the court never gives you an idea how they will decide it. they didn't today. they have obviously read the briefs. they care about the issues. and then we'll see what the court decides. we'll answer -- david and i will answer more questions, but i want everyone to hear from the individuals for whom this case is about, the real people, sandy and chris and jeff and paul who have been just everyone's hero right from the beginning of this case. and we're just in love with them and we're so humbled by the fact that we get to speak for them in the united states supreme court. did you want to go
those two powerhouse attorneys, on the right, ted olson, former solicitor general under george bush. to his left, jeff boyd, they are partners in the case as plaintiffs in the prop 8 case. and they're speaking live. rest let's listen in. >> based upon the questions that the justices asked, i have no idea. the court has several ways to decide this case from a very broad sweeping conclusion with respect to the rights of our citizens in this country to a narrower ruling limited basically to...
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bush in the end of his administration tried. president obama didn't touch it much in the first term. now he says he's going to try but the big difference is the things that keep the israelis and palestinians from the bargaining table are still there. they feel good about the conversation a month or two or three, are they back at the table. >> the president's in jordan today. what's the focus there? >> reporter: syria. syria. syria. jordan normally a key u.s. ally in trying to nudge the palestinians on some issues. one of the few arab nations that has relationships with israel. but the refugee crisis coming into this country from syria dominated the discussions. king abdullah has a country with a tough economy to begin with. they've spent nearly $1 billion. they say they are approaching half a million syrian refugees and they think it will keep getting worse. the president promised about $200 million more. the united states is already giving quite a bit of money to the syrian refugee crisis but he promised to ask congress for $20
bush in the end of his administration tried. president obama didn't touch it much in the first term. now he says he's going to try but the big difference is the things that keep the israelis and palestinians from the bargaining table are still there. they feel good about the conversation a month or two or three, are they back at the table. >> the president's in jordan today. what's the focus there? >> reporter: syria. syria. syria. jordan normally a key u.s. ally in trying to nudge...
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opposed to each other in of course the famous case you know, suzanne, and i know, because we covered it, bush versus gore. and here they are finding themselves on the same side of the issue of same sex marriage. ted olson, icon of the conservative movement talking to him about this, you know, he's been ost ri sized by many on his side of the aisle and he says he's doing it because it's a matter of human dignity. and both men believe this is kind of the last civil rights fight of their generation. and so you're going to be seeing them together. ted olson will be the one arguing the case. he's argued 60 times, suzanne, before the court. he's won 44 of those times. so it will be interesting to watch. >> that is dpoing to be a fascinating case. gloria, tell us a little about you have a special coming up as well. >> we do. >> you've spent a lot of time with these guys. >> it's really a story of how this case all got started. you'll recall, suzanne, when president obama was first elected in 2008, you covered that race, he was elected but then proposition 8 also passed in california. and that outlaw
opposed to each other in of course the famous case you know, suzanne, and i know, because we covered it, bush versus gore. and here they are finding themselves on the same side of the issue of same sex marriage. ted olson, icon of the conservative movement talking to him about this, you know, he's been ost ri sized by many on his side of the aisle and he says he's doing it because it's a matter of human dignity. and both men believe this is kind of the last civil rights fight of their...
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but every other president in history has lived in comfort and looks like president bush the younger had a bigger white house budget than barack obama does. this is a trivial pursuit. and michele bachmann made a mistake pursuing it. >> he says bachmann is playing small ball with the president and can't backup her criticism. >>> to the politics behind the gun control debate. democrats in the senate have decided not to put a ban on assault weapons in their proposed gun control bill, that's because it's not likely to pass. they're putting more of their efforts into required background checks. vice president joe biden says he's not giving up the fight. >> this is not about anybody's constitutional right to own a weapon. for all those who say we shouldn't and can't ban assault weapons, for all those who say the politics is too hard, how can they say that? when you take a look at those 20 beautiful babies and what happened to them and those six teachers and administrators. >> gloria borger joining me now from washington. gloria, what's going on behind the scenes on capitol hill with these gun
but every other president in history has lived in comfort and looks like president bush the younger had a bigger white house budget than barack obama does. this is a trivial pursuit. and michele bachmann made a mistake pursuing it. >> he says bachmann is playing small ball with the president and can't backup her criticism. >>> to the politics behind the gun control debate. democrats in the senate have decided not to put a ban on assault weapons in their proposed gun control bill,...
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bush, you know, legend has it that rove tried to drive a wedge issue on the issue of same-sex marriage of course coming out against it at that point. now he says the republicans could actually have a candidate who supports it, though, let's put the question to connie mack mary bono mack what do you think? possible? >> well i certainly this issue -- i said this weekend to some friends that it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when and how. and i think really we're starting to see the debate more about definition. so when you talk about marriage, marriage is a religious institution that i think we ought to protect. and marriage should be between one man and one woman. but i also believe that we ought to afford the same rights and privileges to people who love each other and want to have a family with each other. they ought to be allowed to do that and get all the same rights. >> in california we've had prop 8 which started, people didn't know could they or couldn't they marry their loved one. i've seen knit my neighborhood. you know, in my family certainly. i think senator portman's
bush, you know, legend has it that rove tried to drive a wedge issue on the issue of same-sex marriage of course coming out against it at that point. now he says the republicans could actually have a candidate who supports it, though, let's put the question to connie mack mary bono mack what do you think? possible? >> well i certainly this issue -- i said this weekend to some friends that it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when and how. and i think really we're starting to see the...
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if he wins that contest, he'll square off in may against democrat elizabeth colbert-bush. >> new video into cnn this morning. it took rescuers in new york city four hours to free a man who became trapped 75 feet underground while working on the second avenue subway project. the worker got stuck last night in a muddy underground trench after securing him firefighters used hand tools and a back hoe to dig him out. he's in the hospital in stable condition. >> wow. >>> a high school senior making an argument for why, why not? super model kate upton should be his prom date. the video that's gone viral this morning. >> i can't dance, at all. you're christian, 5'10." that video should have won an oscar for best short film. entrs with garden veggies and egg. fancy feast mornings. the best ingredient is love. the delightful discovery. the sweet realization that you have a moment all to yourself. well, almost. splenda® no calorie sweetener. splenda® makes the moment yours™. has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... w
if he wins that contest, he'll square off in may against democrat elizabeth colbert-bush. >> new video into cnn this morning. it took rescuers in new york city four hours to free a man who became trapped 75 feet underground while working on the second avenue subway project. the worker got stuck last night in a muddy underground trench after securing him firefighters used hand tools and a back hoe to dig him out. he's in the hospital in stable condition. >> wow. >>> a high...
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bush is expensive, came in at $850,000. and the least expensive former president, want to guess? jimmy carter. who only required $500,000 in federal funds last year. >> i'm surprised how low those numbers are. when you look at a ceo. even a ceo who doesn't do very well, they tend to get much bigger packages, very big exit packages. so when you think of the president as a former ceo, still representing the country wherever they go, need security because of their jobs, you know, i'm actually surprised. i think those numbers are kind of low. just i'm -- i, i cover business so i think of how ceos are treated and they get way more money than that. from the depths of the ocean to the bright lights of las vegas, jewelry from the wreckage of the "titanic" on display at the luxor hotel and casino. 15 pieces were discovered in a purser's bag during a 1987 research and recovery mission. the exhibit will be on display until may 31st. it includes diamonds and sapphire rings, brooches, necklaces, cuff links. gold pocketwatch. >> they're absolutely gorgeous. there will be a lot of knockoffs bas
bush is expensive, came in at $850,000. and the least expensive former president, want to guess? jimmy carter. who only required $500,000 in federal funds last year. >> i'm surprised how low those numbers are. when you look at a ceo. even a ceo who doesn't do very well, they tend to get much bigger packages, very big exit packages. so when you think of the president as a former ceo, still representing the country wherever they go, need security because of their jobs, you know, i'm...
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but one person that i spoke with from the bush 43 administration thought this price tag was high. also he conceded there are a lot of factors that drive up the cost. like empty rooms for security, and the hotel, of course, may require a compensation for displacing guests. e vice president's office referred us to the state department on this. the state department is saying, these costs are nothing out of the ordinary. they say the contract costs cover the entire range of support, including accommodations for military communications, secret service staff, and other support. security experts are also required to travel in advance of the president or vice president, safety and security are not negotiable. i will tell you, one government watchdog group we spoke with said they had never seen documents detailing travel costs like these for a vice president, or a president posted before. so it kind of makes you wonder if perhaps this information wasn't put out on this website accidently. >> was it put out accidently? what do you think? >> i don't know, but i did a search for the last 365
but one person that i spoke with from the bush 43 administration thought this price tag was high. also he conceded there are a lot of factors that drive up the cost. like empty rooms for security, and the hotel, of course, may require a compensation for displacing guests. e vice president's office referred us to the state department on this. the state department is saying, these costs are nothing out of the ordinary. they say the contract costs cover the entire range of support, including...
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joining me now our cnn contributors democratic strategist paul begala and former bush speechwriter. david, this was from a really interesting poll. let's throw it up. new jerseyans, if that's the correct way of saying it, like him as governor. they don't seem to like him as president. 70% according to this quinnipiac poll. if they believed governor christiane amanpochris christie would make a good president, boom, huge differe e difference. why? why do you think? >> this is just speculation but i think new jerseyans understand it's a different -- it's a different vibe, shall we say. i've done campaigns in new jersey. i was born in new jersey. i have a lot of family, a lot of campaign experience in the state. there's a sense you have to be like chris christie, blunt, tough, hard edged, and maybe -- maybe -- they're worried if you transferred that to the global scene, the middle east peace talks, maybe that would be too much. i'm speculating. he clearly has stratospheric numbers as a governor. he ought to be congratulated for being where he is. if i were advising him, don't worry abou
joining me now our cnn contributors democratic strategist paul begala and former bush speechwriter. david, this was from a really interesting poll. let's throw it up. new jerseyans, if that's the correct way of saying it, like him as governor. they don't seem to like him as president. 70% according to this quinnipiac poll. if they believed governor christiane amanpochris christie would make a good president, boom, huge differe e difference. why? why do you think? >> this is just...
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bush at the end of his term. we'll see if president obama has success. he came here with a somewhat dysfunctional relationship with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and they were actually have been frosty in the past and either they're great actors or becoming better friends. >> it was important success the president accomplished getting israel to apologize to turk key for the deadly commando raid in 2010 that killed nine people. he's pushing israel to start peace talks with palestinians. how likely is that to get back on track and how important is the apology from benjamin netanyahu? >> reporter: the two things are not connected at all but could be connected down the road. turkey is a key u.s. ally, israel is a key u.s. ally, syria is in the middle. iran, you have questions what's happening in egypt, these are two countries in the region the american president needs to trust and likes to trust, he'd like to work together on the big challenges. the relationship in turkey the train was off the tracks for three years. that was something the
bush at the end of his term. we'll see if president obama has success. he came here with a somewhat dysfunctional relationship with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and they were actually have been frosty in the past and either they're great actors or becoming better friends. >> it was important success the president accomplished getting israel to apologize to turk key for the deadly commando raid in 2010 that killed nine people. he's pushing israel to start peace talks...
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. >>> former first lady laura bush agrees with cheryl sandberg. women need to lean in. she joined the board of lean in's organization. if top women are leaning into their careers, why are more women not leading companies or leading government? less than 50% of all ceos in fortune 500 companies are women even though there are more women than men living in the united states, congress is still dominated by men. the house of representatives, 82% male. how can cheryl sandberg's lean in circles help women break through while they still enjoy a happy family life? we went inside one of those lean in circles to find out. >> this group in particular is very gen-y focused. we're highly digitally literate and collaborative. we have grown up in a world we share with our friends, sometimes share with strangers. we are more open to information than any other generation has been before. >> they are motivated female leaders in the start up world. caroline gone, maxine kay, usa mesa maximum and mimi we know. they answered the call to create a lean in circle hoping to support each other a
. >>> former first lady laura bush agrees with cheryl sandberg. women need to lean in. she joined the board of lean in's organization. if top women are leaning into their careers, why are more women not leading companies or leading government? less than 50% of all ceos in fortune 500 companies are women even though there are more women than men living in the united states, congress is still dominated by men. the house of representatives, 82% male. how can cheryl sandberg's lean in...
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bush, the iraq war will be ending. i want to make peace and have better relations with the arab world. there was a great deal of hope, including in ramallah. i was there the other day. there were protests against president obama. there are posters all around ramallah, criticizing this trip. pictures of the president burned, protests for several days. to the point you made, just this morning he went to the israeli museum. he will come back to jerusalem to give a speech to the israeli people. just a few hours in ramallah with the palestinian president. there's a lot of questions in the palestinian leadership. again it's a fractured palestinian leadership. is this president now so desperate to repair relations with israel that he won't be an honest broker? >> we know that expectations at the white house are low, trying to keep expectations low for the outcome of this trip. we know the president is there in a listening capacity, but how is he working -- is he working to facilitate new peace talks? >> reporter: yes, but i t
bush, the iraq war will be ending. i want to make peace and have better relations with the arab world. there was a great deal of hope, including in ramallah. i was there the other day. there were protests against president obama. there are posters all around ramallah, criticizing this trip. pictures of the president burned, protests for several days. to the point you made, just this morning he went to the israeli museum. he will come back to jerusalem to give a speech to the israeli people....
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the fifth sinkhole this month, about 2.5 miles from the home where jeff bush was killed when the sinkhole swallowed his bedroom. crews demolished his home. >>> a new jersey man claims he is the winner of the powerball. the man says he has the winning ticket for the fourth largest jackpot in history. cnn has not been able to confirm he's the winner. lottery officials will not confirm the identity until all paperwork is confirmed. everybody playing the waiting game. >> everybody saying is it you, is it you, are you sure it wasn't you? it's almost like a cat and mouse game. everybody coming together, smiling, trying to figure out who it was. >> after taxes, the winner will take home $151 million. >>> a london teenager no longer has to worry about allowance from his parents. he created a news reading app and sold it to yahoo! for $30 million. sfwln zain verje has more. >> nick from london, yahoo! just bought his app for $30 million. he taught himself to write software, and he sorted news to short, concise summaries. this is what it looks like, columns with different news stories and sorts the
the fifth sinkhole this month, about 2.5 miles from the home where jeff bush was killed when the sinkhole swallowed his bedroom. crews demolished his home. >>> a new jersey man claims he is the winner of the powerball. the man says he has the winning ticket for the fourth largest jackpot in history. cnn has not been able to confirm he's the winner. lottery officials will not confirm the identity until all paperwork is confirmed. everybody playing the waiting game. >> everybody...